Question Congenital toxoplasmosis is a dangerous fetal infection. Why is routine screening
for Toxoplasma gondii infection during pregnancy not available for most Canadians …

Background One of the major consequences of pregnant women becoming infected by
Toxoplasma gondii is vertical transmission to the fetus. Although rare, congenital …

Background One of the major consequences of pregnant women becoming infected by
Toxoplasma gondii is vertical transmission to the fetus. Although rare, congenital …

Maternal infection by Toxoplasma gondii during pregnancy may have serious
consequences for the fetus, ranging from miscarriage, central nervous system involvement …

Approximately 85 percent of women of childbearing age in the United States are susceptible
to acute infection with the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Transmission of T. gondii …

Toxoplasmosis is caused by infection with the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. In the
United States, approximately 85% of women of childbearing age are susceptible to acute …

When infection with Toxoplasma gondii occurs during pregnancy, there is a risk that the
parasite will cause severe congenital toxoplasmosis. We developed a method of diagnosing …

Objectives—Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite which may give rise to congenital infection.
Screening pregnant women for antibodies against toxoplasmosis is being debated in many …

The first aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of congenital toxoplasmosis in
newborn infants treated by the public health system in Porto Alegre, a city in southern Brazil …

Objective: To summarise the evidence that treating toxoplasmosis in pregnancy reduces the
risk of congenital toxoplasma infection and improves infant outcomes. Design: Systematic …